Ōmi-Nagaoka Station
CA81 Ōmi-Nagaoka Station 近江長岡駅 | |||||
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 Ōmi-Nagaoka Station in November 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1700-2 Nagaoka, Maibara-shi, Shiga-ken 521-0242 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°21′33″N 136°22′25″E / 35.3593°N 136.3735°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 435.2 km from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1889 | ||||
| Previous names | Nagaoka (1889 - 1914) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 829 daily | ||||
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Ōmi-Nagaoka Station (近江長岡駅, Ōmi-Nagaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).
Lines
[edit]Ōmi-Nagaoka Station is served by the Biwako Line portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is 435.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Tōkaidō line at Tokyo.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Ōgaki, Nagoya |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tōkaidō Main Line | for Maibara, Kyoto |
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The up platform in August 2007 -
The down platform in August 2007 -
Ōmi-Nagaoka Station viewed from nearby Mt. Ibuki in June 2017
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tokaido Main Line | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kashiwabara | Special Rapid | Samegai | ||
| Kashiwabara | New Rapid | Samegai | ||
| Kashiwabara | Rapid | Samegai | ||
| Kashiwabara | Sectional Rapid | Samegai | ||
| Kashiwabara | Local | Samegai | ||
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 July 1889, initially named Nagaoka Station (長岡駅).[1] It was renamed Ōmi-Nagaoka Station on 1 December 1914.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Tōkaidō Line operated by JR Central in March 2018; Ōmi-Nagaoka Station was assigned station number CA81.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 829 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Maibara City Hall Yamahighashi Government Building
- Nagaoka Genji Firefly Special Natural Monument
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 31. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ 令和元年度（2019年度）統計書 第12章 運輸・通信 [Shiga Prefectural Statistics (Reiwa 1st Year Edition) Chapter 12 Transportation and Communications] (in Japanese). Japan: Shiga Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
External links
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Media related to Ōmi-Nagaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
